This is a sad, mournful day in America. A woman of small stature but who was a true giant of jurisprudence on the U.S. Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, affectionately known as Notorious RBG, has died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 87. I swear I heard the collective mournful cry of at least … Read more
On Monday, The Upshot at the New York Times reported on their study of “more than 28 million pieces of first-class letters tracked by SnailWorks, [which] shows how on-time delivery declined noticeably in July after the arrival of Louis DeJoy, the Trump-aligned postmaster general, and the start of policies to trim transportation costs. Is the … Read more
Attorney General William “Coverup” Barr has always been a far-right Catholic culture warrior (Opus Dei) who subscribes to the theocratic Dominionist (Christian Nationalist) movement. See, William Barr Wants To Bring ‘God’s Law’ To America; and William Barr, nation’s top lawyer, is a culture warrior Catholic; and Bill Barr’s Invisible Crusade, for example. As a lapsed Catholic … Read more
There are a number of contenders for the “stupidest member” of the U.S. Senate, but for my money I have to go with Ron Johnson (R-WI), who has been prolifically stupid over his career (I can’t believe that Wisconsin voters chose this fool over Russ Feingold – twice! – one of the true good guys). … Read more
Mary Trump in her book about her uncle, Donald Trump, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,” claims that Trump paid a proxy to take the SAT for him. “The high score the proxy earned for him, Ms. Trump adds, helped the young Mr. Trump to later gain admittance as an … Read more